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as in to collect
to bring together in one body or place
amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive
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as in to accumulate
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass
over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk
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Recent Examples of amass
One clip, showing a Susac family member holding a limp, sobbing Chuck while the section rose to celebrate Daniel’s third hit, had amassed nearly 2 million views on X by Friday afternoon.
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As Amazon’s number-one best-selling flats, these shoes have amassed more than 53,000 perfect ratings.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Cobb-Bey's parents, the lawsuit claims, were also aware that their son was amassing and storing firearms at their Dallas home.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Madsen won the starting job over Nelson, and has since amassed a record of 20-6 as the starter.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
As Amazon’s number-one best-selling flats, these shoes have amassed more than 53,000 perfect ratings.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Cobb-Bey's parents, the lawsuit claims, were also aware that their son was amassing and storing firearms at their Dallas home.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Madsen won the starting job over Nelson, and has since amassed a record of 20-6 as the starter.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amass
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Rose had collected art her whole life, cared a lot about her paintings, and was disturbed, obviously, by this fact that wasn’t a fact.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Eighty minutes in, yellow card already in his pocket and a one-game suspension already looming, Wilfried Zaha collected a Pep Biel pass in stride and buried it into the far corner.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Apr. 2026
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The gaps between cushions These high-touch and hidden areas accumulate dust, crumbs and body oils that regular surface cleaning won’t reach.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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The accumulating studies on individual systems suggest that plants and their fungi cannot be understood separately.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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In Broadview, a few dozen gathered to commemorate the ritual outside alongside detainees.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ali, who wasn’t formally charged, called his family to say that he would be released on bail, and asked them to gather the funds and collect him from prison.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Museum workers had assembled it from forty pieces with no instruction manual.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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If Washington waits until the invasion fleet is already assembling for the crossing at full capacity, China begins Phase Four after enjoying every day of unmolested preparation that blockade and coercion bought it.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Equally important, but garnering less attention, have been the price increases for products made from energy, like nitrogen-heavy fertilizer, which is synthesized from ammonia, derived from natural gas.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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His marathon coverage garnered national notice and, two years later, an offer to move to a larger market in Milwaukee.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Amass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amass. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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